Dan Patrick reported on his show on AM 570 that the Boston Red Sox have made first baseman Mark Teixeira an eight-year, $200 million offer.

If so, that blows the reported eight-year, $160 million offers by the Angels and the Washington Nationals out of the water.

Patrick said Monday morning: “If it’s true they’re offering $200 million to a career .290 hitter, it’ll be interesting to see what the Angels do.”

Evil Empire II. Save your chest-beating, Sox fans, and look in the mirror. You aren't much different than the team you love to hate. Except your management allows facial hair.

Now...all fun aside, if the Sox get Teix, that's a fantastic move for them. He's a quality person first and foremost, an anti-Manny, if you will. He plays great defense, a solid hitter from either side of the plate. Seems to be accountable for his actions, which I love. Does he have the personality that will fit in a loose Boston clubhouse? Not sure. Can that be overlooked? Probably.Add in Teix to that lineup with that rotation and I'd be hard-pressed to see any team beating them along the way to the World Series. Beckett, Lester, Dice-K at the front of the rotation with Papelboner at the end. Pedroia, Youk, Papi, Teix, Drew. That's a great team. Period. Hurts to say but it's true.

Can the Yanks climb back into the playoffs over this team and the Rays? Can the Rays sustain the '08 momentum? Will I be jealous/envious if the Sox land Teix? Maybe, probably, definitely.

I'll say this: The Red Sox may be blowing a money making opportunity.They could have been the media darlings...the democrats if you will. Hadthey chosen to stay fiscally conservative, stick to the guys that got themthere...they'd BE that scrappy, underdog team that keeps butting heads withthe evil empire. The scrappy, do well, democrats, against the fat cat,corrupt, encumbant republican elephants. They could have stayed loyal toguys like Ortiz and Papelbon and Varitek. Instead, they think that theyNEED a guy like Teixeira in order to be competitive. Here's thekicker....THEY DON'T!Sure...maybe they could use a slick fielding first or third baseman tooffset the Greek God of Walks. Do they REALLY need more pop in that lineupto be more than competitive? Seriously?The Yankees know what they are and who they are. They'll never be lastyear's Hughes, Kennedy, Chamberlain. They'll always be the big, badYankees. They'll always overpay for Sabathia, Randy Johnson, Kevin Brown,Sterling Hitchcock. They'll make the playoffs. Sometimes they'll win theWS and guys like Girardi will be hailed as a genius.It was YOU that said to me "They'll (The Yanks) never be the cost cuttingteams. They'll never be the Royals, Twins, Marlins.

When the Red Sox put pen to paper on that offer, they became just as eviland corrupt as the Yankees. Welcome to the pool, RSF. The water is warmbut the sharks are plenty.

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H. Suspensions1. For purposes of this Section 8, a "game" shall include all championship season games, the All-Star Game and post-season games in which the Player would have been eligible to play, but shall not include spring training games. For a Player whose contract has been assigned to the Minor Leagues, a "game" shall include all Minor League regular season games for which he would have been eligible to play. A Player shall be deemed to have been eligible to play in the All-Star Game if he was elected or selected to play; the Commissioner’s Office shall not exclude a Player from eligibility for election or selection because he is suspended under the Program.